Abstract: A vehicle power supply system includes a power source control device that executes a process of switching a connection state of a driving circuit to the main power source and an auxiliary power source including; a process of switching the connection state so as to transition to a backup state as a voltage decrease of the main power source occurs, and a process of switching the connection state so as to transition to a normal state as the voltage decrease of the main power source is resolved. After a voltage decrease of the main power source occurs, a turning-side control device of a steering control unit sets an output-limited state for a turning-side motor. The output-limited state is canceled upon the power source control device completing switching of the connection state so as to transition.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing therein an information management program for causing a computer to execute a process comprises: receiving property information indicating a reliability of a post uploaded on the Internet and a digital signature generated from the property information; and storing the property information, to which identification information of the post and the digital signature are added, in a storage.

Abstract: A state finding apparatus includes an obtaining unit and a finding unit. The obtaining unit obtains a value of an angular velocity of a first object around a predetermined axis when the first object and a second object contact with each other. The finding unit finds a state of the second object based on the obtained value of the angular velocity.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a solar panel including a solar cell, the solar cell including a plurality of light receiving regions and a connecting region, the connecting region having a width narrower than widths of the plurality of light receiving regions and connecting the plurality of light receiving regions, wherein a conductive reinforcing material made of a conductive material is provided in the connecting region and is electrically connected to the plurality of light receiving regions.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a solar panel including a solar cell, the solar cell including a plurality of light receiving regions and a connecting region, the connecting region having a width narrower than widths of the plurality of light receiving regions and connecting the plurality of light receiving regions, wherein a conductive reinforcing material made of a conductive material is provided in the connecting region and is electrically connected to the plurality of light receiving regions.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a dial, a module and a solar panel. The module is arranged under the dial and including a circular polarization antenna which includes a power feed point and a radiating electrode. The solar panel is arranged between the dial and the module and has an area corresponding to an area of the dial in a face direction thereof. The solar panel is constituted by a plurality of solar cells including a solar cell that has a light receiving surface arranged at a position corresponding to the radiating electrode.

Abstract: A radio-controlled timepiece, including: a radio wave reception unit that receives satellite waves and extracts an incoming code sequence formatted in a prescribed format from the received satellite waves; and a processor that generates in advance an expected code sequence that is expected to be part of the incoming code sequence and detects a matching code sequence segment, within the incoming code sequence, that has a degree of match with the expected code sequence that satisfies a prescribed matching condition, the processor determining a present date/time, as indicated by the satellite waves, in accordance with a timing at which the detected matching code sequence segment occurs within the incoming code sequence as measured by time kept by the timepiece.

Abstract: A radio-controlled timepiece includes: a radio wave reception unit that receives satellite waves and extracts an incoming code sequence encoded in the received satellite waves; a counter unit that counts a date/time of the radio-controlled timepiece; and a processor that: generates an expected code sequence containing at least a portion of a preamble code and a code generated on the basis of the date/time counted by the counter unit that are expected to be part of the incoming code sequence that is extracted, detects a match between the expected code sequence that has been generated and the incoming code sequence by sequentially comparing the expected code sequence with the incoming code sequence, and acquires a present date/time, as indicated by the satellite waves, in accordance with a detection timing of the match, as measured by the data/time counted by the counter unit.

Abstract: A radio-controlled timepiece includes: a radio wave reception unit that receives satellite waves and extracts an incoming code sequence encoded in the received satellite waves; a counter unit that counts a date/time of the radio-controlled timepiece; and a processor that: generates an expected code sequence containing at least a portion of a preamble code and a code generated on the basis of the date/time counted by the counter unit that are expected to be part of the incoming code sequence that is extracted, detects a match between the expected code sequence that has been generated and the incoming code sequence by sequentially comparing the expected code sequence with the incoming code sequence, and acquires a present date/time, as indicated by the satellite waves, in accordance with a detection timing of the match, as measured by the data/time counted by the counter unit.

Abstract: A radio-controlled timepiece, including: a radio wave reception unit that receives satellite waves and extracts an incoming code sequence formatted in a prescribed format from the received satellite waves; and a processor that generates in advance an expected code sequence that is expected to be part of the incoming code sequence and detects the expected code sequence within the incoming code sequence by sequentially comparing the expected code sequence with the incoming code sequence, the processor determining a present date/time, as indicated by the satellite waves, in accordance with a timing at which the detected code sequence occurs within the incoming code sequence as measured by time kept by the timepiece, wherein the expected code sequence includes codes that change with a transmission period during which time-related information that includes satellite date/time contained in the satellite waves, which is formatted in the prescribed format, is transmitted.

Abstract: A radio-controlled timepiece, including: a radio wave reception unit that receives satellite waves and extracts an incoming code sequence formatted in a prescribed format from the received satellite waves; and a processor that generates in advance an expected code sequence that is expected to be part of the incoming code sequence and detects a matching code sequence segment, within the incoming code sequence, that has a degree of match with the expected code sequence that satisfies a prescribed matching condition, the processor determining a present date/time, as indicated by the satellite waves, in accordance with a timing at which the detected matching code sequence segment occurs within the incoming code sequence as measured by time kept by the timepiece.

Abstract: A radio-controlled timepiece, including: a radio wave reception unit that receives satellite waves and extracts an incoming code sequence formatted in a prescribed format from the received satellite waves; and a processor that generates in advance an expected code sequence that is expected to be part of the incoming code sequence and detects the expected code sequence within the incoming code sequence by sequentially comparing the expected code sequence with the incoming code sequence, the processor determining a present date/time, as indicated by the satellite waves, in accordance with a timing at which the detected code sequence occurs within the incoming code sequence as measured by time kept by the timepiece, wherein the expected code sequence includes codes that change with a transmission period during which time-related information that includes satellite date/time contained in the satellite waves, which is formatted in the prescribed format, is transmitted.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a solar panel including a solar cell, the solar cell including a plurality of light receiving regions and a connecting region, the connecting region having a width narrower than widths of the plurality of light receiving regions and connecting the plurality of light receiving regions, wherein a conductive reinforcing material made of a conductive material is provided in the connecting region and is electrically connected to the plurality of light receiving regions.

Abstract: A patch antenna includes a dielectric body, radiation element, earth conductor and feed member. The dielectric body increases in cross-sectional area from a first end toward a second end thereof. The radiation element is disposed on a surface of the dielectric body, and each side of the radiation element has a length adjusted based on the frequency of a radio wave to be received and the effective permittivity of the dielectric body. The earth conductor is disposed on the bottom surface of the dielectric body. The feed member is electrically connected to the radiation element.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a solar panel, a secondary battery, an antenna and a circuit board. The solar panel receives light to generate electric power. The secondary battery stores electric power generated by the solar panel. The antenna is disposed near the solar panel and receives electric waves with a predetermined frequency. The circuit board electrically connects the solar panel and the secondary battery. On a wiring route which is formed on the circuit board so as to electrically connect the solar panel and the secondary battery, at least one circuit element is provided so as to have high electric resistance with respect to electric waves which are received by the antenna while having low electric resistance with respect to a generated current from the solar panel.

Abstract: A specifying apparatus is provided, which has an acceleration obtaining unit and a face specifying unit. The acceleration obtaining unit obtains information of an acceleration of a tool in a direction of a first axis, wherein the acceleration changes in response to motion of a user using the tool. The face specifying unit specifies a used face of the tool based on the information of an acceleration obtained by the acceleration obtaining unit.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a dial, a module and a solar panel. The module is arranged under the dial and including a circular polarization antenna which includes a power feed point and a radiating electrode. The solar panel is arranged between the dial and the module and has an area corresponding to an area of the dial in a face direction thereof. The solar panel is constituted by a plurality of solar cells including a solar cell that has a light receiving surface arranged at a position corresponding to the radiating electrode.

Abstract: A state estimation apparatus has a three-axis angular velocity sensor and a state estimation unit. The three-axis angular velocity sensor obtains a value of an angular velocity around a predetermined axis in a tennis racket when a tennis ball and the tennis racket come into contact. The state estimation unit estimates a contact position of the tennis ball on the tennis racket based on the obtained value of the angular velocity.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including an antenna device which is constituted by a plate like radiator being provided on a top surface side of a plate like dielectric and a plate like grounding conductor being provided on a back surface side of the plate like dielectric, a solar panel which is arranged on a top surface side of the antenna device and a circuit board which is arranged on a back surface side of the antenna device and electrically connected with an electrode formed at an outer circumference of the solar panel, and the outer circumference of the solar panel, excluding the electrode, is formed so as not to exceed outside from an outer circumference of the radiator, and the electrode projects outside from the outer circumference of the radiator and an outer circumference of the dielectric and is electrically connected with the circuit board at outside of the dielectric.

Abstract: A patch antenna device of the present invention includes a rectangular dielectric plate, a planar emission electrode, a grounding electrode and a power supply member. The planar emission electrode is provided with a slit at each position corresponding to each short side of the rectangular dielectric plate and both slits extend toward an opposing short side each other and arranged symmetrically. A power supply position of the power supply member is deviated from a center of the planar emission electrode so as to obtain circular polarization characteristics. As a result a patch antenna device having a high gain and circular polarization characteristics can be realized by a simple structure.